Samsung Electronics showcases achievements of 30 startups at C-Lab Demo Day, conducts technology validation with 15

[Financial News] Samsung Electronics showcased the technologies and products of 30 startups it had nurtured over the past year to investors and industry figures. It is conducting technology validation with 15 of them to explore potential business partnerships.
Samsung Electronics said on the 10th that it had held the “2026 C-Lab Startup Demo Day” at its Seoul R&D Campus in Seocho District, Seoul. The event shared the achievements of companies in the eighth cohort of C-Lab Outside and provided opportunities to attract investment and pursue business partnerships.
Thirty startups nurtured in Seoul, Daegu, Gyeongsangbuk-do and Gwangju took part. Around 400 people attended, including Im Moon-young, a Democratic Party lawmaker; Mok Seung-hwan, head of the Startup Venture Innovation Office at the Ministry of SMEs and Startups; and Park Seung-hee, Samsung Electronics president in charge of CR. The number of in-house ventures and startups Samsung Electronics has discovered and nurtured through C-Lab has reached a cumulative total of 1,000.
Six companies presented at the event, including Config Intelligence, which develops data technology for training and deploying robotics AI; multimodal AI company PIA Space; and NanoForge AI, which automates AI-based design and synthesis of new materials.
NanoForge AI introduced a proof-of-concept (PoC) for new-materials development technology that it is working on with Samsung Electronics. Fifteen companies in the current eighth cohort of C-Lab Outside are conducting technology validation with Samsung Electronics. In effect, half of this cohort is taking part in assessing whether its technologies can be applied in the field.
Kim Dong-hyun, CEO of NanoForge AI, said, “Through C-Lab, I’ve had the valuable opportunity to work directly with Samsung Electronics and connect our technology with the needs of real-world industries,” adding, “I hope this collaboration leads to new technology development and business opportunities in the future.”
PIA Space, which was nurtured in Daegu, shared its experience receiving advice on development and quality through consulting linked to Samsung Electronics’ Shared Growth Academy. It also took part in the Samsung Human Resources Development Center’s creative problem-solving program, “CPS,” to develop its business strategy.
Samsung Electronics has operated C-Lab Outside hubs in Daegu, Gyeongsangbuk-do and Gwangju since 2023. It provides regional companies with the same level of business support funding, expert consulting and business partnership opportunities as companies in Seoul. Twelve companies in the current eighth cohort were selected from the regions.
An exhibition space was also set up at the event, where visitors could try products and services from the 30 companies. Startup Lansik, which uses AI to analyze continuous glucose monitor (CGM) data, demonstrated a service that predicts and displays changes in blood glucose after eating based on a photo of a meal.
Park Seung-hee, Samsung Electronics president in charge of CR, said, “C-Lab has contributed to invigorating the domestic startup ecosystem, guided by Samsung’s philosophy of shared growth: ‘growing together and prospering together.’” He added, “We will continue to work with the government, the National Assembly, local governments and regional innovation institutions, among others, to serve as a springboard for startups to grow further and as a partner in forging the future together.”
Samsung Electronics launched its in-house venture development program, “C-Lab Inside,” in 2012, and established a system in 2015 to support the spin-off of promising projects. In 2018, it expanded the program to include “C-Lab Outside,” which nurtures external startups.
Companies selected for C-Lab Outside receive up to 100 million won in business support funding and dedicated office space, with no equity taken. Support also includes customized consulting, business partnerships with Samsung Electronics and participation in domestic and international exhibitions. 



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